Mercy Ministries is an amazing charity that has set up homes all over the world.
Founded 26 years ago by Nancy Alcorn, a great friend of ours, it exists to bring hope and transformation to young women who find their world controlled by self-harming, eating disorders and all forms of abuse, leaving them broken and in desperate need.
Mercy seeks to rebuild these broken lives through a six-month residential programme, which deals with the root causes of the behaviour, rather than just the symptoms. This is accomplished through providing a safe, caring environment with teaching and life skills training such as fitness and nutrition, boundaries in relationships, money management, as well as aftercare and staff support – all completely free of charge!
Sophie is a Mercy Ministries UK graduate and she recently worked at Little Champions Daycare at the Abundant Life Church. These are her words:
‘I am alive today because of the time I spent at Mercy. Mercy Ministries has given me the tools to live a successful life. The staff loved me through my silence and dysfunctional ways and taught me how to trust again.’
Girls like Sophie are all around us – she could be your sister, your daughter or your friend – all with a destiny that we would love to help them reach.
So, help us to help them by being an Urban Angel
